Open AccessPiligrimystė Šiauriniu Šv. Jokūbo keliu: kelionių motyvai ir piligrimų santykiai
Author(s) -
Rūta Staniulytė
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lietuvos etnologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2538-6522
pISSN - 1392-4028
DOI - 10.33918/25386522-1928007
Subject(s) - pilgrimage , pilgrim , ethnography , construct (python library) , sociology , humanities , history , ethnology , religious studies , anthropology , art , philosophy , ancient history , archaeology , computer science , programming language
Interest in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is growing. Some pilgrimsrepeat their pilgrimage. What motivates a person in contemporaryWestern society to make a journey that requires a lot of resources? The articleaims to investigate the motives and travelling experiences of a modernpilgrim on the Northern Way of St James. Based on ethnographic fieldwork,the paper examines the experiences of pilgrims and the specifics of the route,as well as how they construct relationships with other pilgrims and thebroader pilgrim community along the way, and how important this connectionis in the complexity of the pilgrimage.Key words: pilgrimage, travel, Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James, togetherness.